Gates to Paradise | |
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Directed by | Andrzej Wajda |
Written by | Jerzy Andrzejewski Donald Howarth |
Produced by | Sam Waynberg |
Starring | John Fordyce Lionel Stander Mathieu Carrière Pauline Challoner Ferdy Mayne |
Cinematography | Mieczyslaw Jahoda |
Music by | Ward Swingle |
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Running time | UK: 89 min / DE: 77 min |
Countries | United Kingdom Yugoslavia |
Gates to Paradise (also known as Vrata Raja) is a 1968 film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda and starring Lionel Stander, Ferdy Mayne and Mathieu Carrière.[1] The film is set in medieval France and is based on the 1960 novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski that seeks to expose the motives behind youthful religious zeal. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]